EDITORIAL: UVic has failed its duty to students if child care cuts go ahead October 20, 2016October 19, 2016 Martlet Staff “You’ll have to excuse me,” said Jamie Cassels with a smirk at his latest President’s Campus Update on Oct. 5, “but I’m going to use some ‘Edge’ language here.” The audience...
Restrictions on private health care in Canada are unconstitutional October 20, 2016October 26, 2016 Josh Kozelj 18.3 weeks. That was the median wait time in Canada between getting a referral from a general practitioner to receiving the treatment in 2015, according to the Fraser Institute. Yet,...
Don’t think twice: Dylan deserves the Nobel October 19, 2016October 22, 2016 Cormac O’Brien On Oct. 13, it was announced that Bob Dylan would be the recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature — the first American in 22 years, and the first musician ever,...
Kellie Leitch’s Canadian values crusade crumbles under scrutiny October 7, 2016 Kaitlyn Kokoska In early September, Conservative Party MP Kellie Leitch began her campaign for leadership of the party. In doing so, she has purposed that one of her main focuses as a...
EDITORIAL: When it comes to LNG, we don’t need a ‘yaaas’ man October 6, 2016October 5, 2016 Martlet Staff Ah, to go back to the simpler days of last year’s federal election. Justin Trudeau, having campaigned on the promise of rebuilding a nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous peoples and “real...
The things I learned after the housing market forced me to couch surf September 22, 2016September 22, 2016 Aleesha Koersen Victoria has a very obvious housing problem. It’s expensive to live here and the odds of finding a place are not in your favour. When and if you do find...
UVic Mobile app still has a ways to go September 22, 2016September 22, 2016 Kaitlyn Kokoska This summer, UVic released an updated version of their mobile app that connects new and current students to campus life. After the latest update in 2013, students have been waiting...
EDITORIAL: UVic needs a reboot after Computer Science controversy September 22, 2016September 26, 2016 Martlet Staff The story of Jianping Pan, the Computer Science professor relieved of his obligation to teach a course after claiming he was unqualified to do so, has inspired no shortage of...
Let’s stop hating on pumpkin spice September 22, 2016September 21, 2016 Sarah Finley Sarah Finley is a contributing writer at The Peak, Simon Fraser University's student paper. This article was originally published on Sept. 12. BURNABY — It’s not often that I find myself defending corporations and...
Students deserve a better controversy than #MakeUVicLitAgain September 8, 2016September 7, 2016 Myles Sauer If you’re reading this, chances are you’re smack in the middle of Campus Kickoff season, which means you’re being bombarded from all sides with a slightly unhealthy overload of school...
